Trisha Loveless
@trilove3.bsky.social
Just a person who cares about living in a fact-based reality.
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ICYMI, a group of transgender prison inmates (represented by the ACLU of Utah and Lambda Legal) are suing Utah’s Dept. of Corrections and the Utah Dept. of Health & Human Srevices over the state’s ban on hormone and gender-affirming treatment: www.fox13now.com/news/politic... #utpol #Utah #LGBTQ
Transgender prison inmates sue over Utah's treatment ban
Five transgender inmates have filed a lawsuit against the Utah Department of Corrections and the Utah Department of Health & Human Services
www.fox13now.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:12 PM
ICYMI, a group of transgender prison inmates (represented by the ACLU of Utah and Lambda Legal) are suing Utah’s Dept. of Corrections and the Utah Dept. of Health & Human Srevices over the state’s ban on hormone and gender-affirming treatment: www.fox13now.com/news/politic... #utpol #Utah #LGBTQ
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FDA intends to put most serious warning on COVID vaccines, CNN reports reut.rs/496KtYS
FDA intends to put most serious warning on COVID vaccines, CNN reports
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration intends to put a 'black box' warning on COVID-19 vaccines, CNN reported on Friday, citing two people familiar with the agency's plans.
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December 12, 2025 at 3:25 PM
FDA intends to put most serious warning on COVID vaccines, CNN reports reut.rs/496KtYS
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Kosovo starts accepting third-party deportees from the US reut.rs/44S3yM0
Kosovo starts accepting third-party deportees from the US
Kosovo has started accepting migrants deported from the United States and who are not originally from Kosovo, caretaker Prime Minister Albin Kurti said.
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December 12, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Kosovo starts accepting third-party deportees from the US reut.rs/44S3yM0
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“It’s a black hole – there’s no staffing, there’s no rhyme or reason to what they’re doing, and there’s not a mission to actually effectuate civil rights laws,” said a longtime lawyer in the office. https://cnn.it/48QucGr
December 12, 2025 at 3:31 PM
“It’s a black hole – there’s no staffing, there’s no rhyme or reason to what they’re doing, and there’s not a mission to actually effectuate civil rights laws,” said a longtime lawyer in the office. https://cnn.it/48QucGr
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I used to call Trump a “would-be dictator.” I now call him a dictator.
His masked thugs are terrorizing cities.
He‘s trying to jail his enemies.
He’s starting a war on a whim.
He’s taking control of news media.
The Institute of Peace is now “the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace.”
He’s a dictator.
His masked thugs are terrorizing cities.
He‘s trying to jail his enemies.
He’s starting a war on a whim.
He’s taking control of news media.
The Institute of Peace is now “the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace.”
He’s a dictator.
December 10, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I used to call Trump a “would-be dictator.” I now call him a dictator.
His masked thugs are terrorizing cities.
He‘s trying to jail his enemies.
He’s starting a war on a whim.
He’s taking control of news media.
The Institute of Peace is now “the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace.”
He’s a dictator.
His masked thugs are terrorizing cities.
He‘s trying to jail his enemies.
He’s starting a war on a whim.
He’s taking control of news media.
The Institute of Peace is now “the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace.”
He’s a dictator.
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The chemical industry finally got its wish.
Under the leadership of former chemical industry insiders, Trump's EPA nearly doubles the amount of formaldehyde considered safe to inhale, by @fastlerner.bsky.social
Under the leadership of former chemical industry insiders, Trump's EPA nearly doubles the amount of formaldehyde considered safe to inhale, by @fastlerner.bsky.social
Under Former Chemical Industry Insiders, Trump EPA Nearly Doubles Amount of Formaldehyde Considered Safe to Inhale
Chemical industry lobbyists have long pushed the government to adopt a less stringent approach to gauging the cancer risk from chemicals, one that would help ease regulations on companies that make or...
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December 8, 2025 at 1:40 PM
The chemical industry finally got its wish.
Under the leadership of former chemical industry insiders, Trump's EPA nearly doubles the amount of formaldehyde considered safe to inhale, by @fastlerner.bsky.social
Under the leadership of former chemical industry insiders, Trump's EPA nearly doubles the amount of formaldehyde considered safe to inhale, by @fastlerner.bsky.social
This is absolutely disgusting and heartbreaking. There is no excuse for this cruelty. These children deserve better.
There is no sight that more efficiently puts the lie to immigration “court” than the common sight of children “representing themselves.” Children too small to climb into the chair, children in pajamas who don’t know where they are, children not yet old enough to speak.
Three-year-old child forced to serve as her own attorney in Tucson immigration court
More than a dozen undocumented minors were forced to make their case in front of an immigration judge as the Trump administration ramps up removal proceedings.
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December 7, 2025 at 7:11 AM
This is absolutely disgusting and heartbreaking. There is no excuse for this cruelty. These children deserve better.
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Heartbreaking. The University of Nebraska will terminate its entire Earth science department.
One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.
When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.
When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
It's over.
Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut.
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...
Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut.
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...
BREAKING: ‘This hurts’: UNL eliminates 4 programs despite faculty, student pleas
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln eliminates the Earth and atmospheric sciences 8-0, educational administration 7-1, statistics 7-1, textiles, merchandising and fashion design 7-1 programs.
www.dailynebraskan.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Heartbreaking. The University of Nebraska will terminate its entire Earth science department.
One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.
When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.
When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
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More women in Ukraine are joining the military in combat roles thanks to advances in technology. Military officials say units are now tailoring recruitment efforts to attract more women to strengthen the army.
Ukrainian women embrace combat roles as technology reshapes the battlefield
www.stripes.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:59 AM
More women in Ukraine are joining the military in combat roles thanks to advances in technology. Military officials say units are now tailoring recruitment efforts to attract more women to strengthen the army.
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The US government is summarily executing people on a weekly basis without telling the American people any of their names or presenting any proof of their guilt, for alleged crimes that do not carry the death penalty in the US.
December 6, 2025 at 2:17 PM
The US government is summarily executing people on a weekly basis without telling the American people any of their names or presenting any proof of their guilt, for alleged crimes that do not carry the death penalty in the US.
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My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to flee—his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.
December 6, 2025 at 2:41 AM
My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to flee—his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.
This is great. But again, why don’t we fix the system that creates the necessity for the feel-good story in the first place?
December 6, 2025 at 6:08 PM
This is great. But again, why don’t we fix the system that creates the necessity for the feel-good story in the first place?
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The judge overseeing Utah’s redistricting case officially rejected the legislature’s request for a stay: www.fox13now.com/news/politic... via @fox13news.bsky.social #utpol #Utah
Judge denies Utah State Legislature request to return to 2021 Congressional map
The Utah Legislature's attempt to restore the state's Congressional maps to how they were in 2021 has been denied.
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December 6, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The judge overseeing Utah’s redistricting case officially rejected the legislature’s request for a stay: www.fox13now.com/news/politic... via @fox13news.bsky.social #utpol #Utah
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there are of course many examples of political constituencies that have in fact killed scores of children (en route to some other evil goal), but I can't offhand think of any historical examples of a political constituency organized for that specific purpose
Breaking: After contentious debates and three failed attempts at a vote, a federal vaccine committee decided on Friday to end the decades-long recommendation that all newborns be immunized at birth against hepatitis B.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
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An End to Hepatitis B Shots for All Newborns
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:59 PM
there are of course many examples of political constituencies that have in fact killed scores of children (en route to some other evil goal), but I can't offhand think of any historical examples of a political constituency organized for that specific purpose
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Nor could that boat, before it was bombed, reach the United States. That’s important because it refutes the laughable claim of “imminence” necessary to wrap the strikes under the auspices of a lawful armed conflict.
I cannot imagine the level of moral bankruptcy to describe the actions of people whose boat has just been hit by a missile from nowhere (this was the FIRST such strike) and who were most likely making a desperate attempt not to drown in the ocean as trying to "stay in the fight."
Q: What did you see in the second strike?
Cotton: "I saw two survivors trying to flip a boat -- loaded with drugs, bound for the United States -- back over, so they could stay in the fight."
Cotton: "I saw two survivors trying to flip a boat -- loaded with drugs, bound for the United States -- back over, so they could stay in the fight."
December 4, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Nor could that boat, before it was bombed, reach the United States. That’s important because it refutes the laughable claim of “imminence” necessary to wrap the strikes under the auspices of a lawful armed conflict.
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Rand Paul tells me that he wants the full video of the Venezuelan boat strike released.
“And I think if the public sees images of people clinging to boat debris and being blown up, I think that there is a chance that finally, the public will get interested enough in this to stop this.”
“And I think if the public sees images of people clinging to boat debris and being blown up, I think that there is a chance that finally, the public will get interested enough in this to stop this.”
December 4, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Rand Paul tells me that he wants the full video of the Venezuelan boat strike released.
“And I think if the public sees images of people clinging to boat debris and being blown up, I think that there is a chance that finally, the public will get interested enough in this to stop this.”
“And I think if the public sees images of people clinging to boat debris and being blown up, I think that there is a chance that finally, the public will get interested enough in this to stop this.”
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That last point. Cassidy really has enormous leverage if he wants to use it. He would win this fight. Worst case is he winds up losing a primary and spends his 70s (he's 68 now) as a hero to millions. He'll likely never have as much influence over anything again as he has over this right now.
ACIP may end universal Hep B vaccination today.
Hep B prevention is Cassidy's passion, as he made clear during RFK Jr's confirmation hearings.
But let's not forget... his vote to confirm RFK Jr. got us into this mess!
He needs to use every lever of power he has in the Senate to fix it.
Hep B prevention is Cassidy's passion, as he made clear during RFK Jr's confirmation hearings.
But let's not forget... his vote to confirm RFK Jr. got us into this mess!
He needs to use every lever of power he has in the Senate to fix it.
December 4, 2025 at 5:19 PM
That last point. Cassidy really has enormous leverage if he wants to use it. He would win this fight. Worst case is he winds up losing a primary and spends his 70s (he's 68 now) as a hero to millions. He'll likely never have as much influence over anything again as he has over this right now.
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Inspector General Steven Stebbins says Hegseth's use of the commercially available messaging app to discuss strikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen could have jeopardized the safety of U.S. servicemembers. n.pr/4puSfS4
Pentagon watchdog finds Hegseth broke policies by using Signal to discuss airstrikes
Inspector General Steven Stebbins says Hegseth's use of the commercially available messaging app to discuss strikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen could have jeopardized the safety of U.S. servicemembers.
n.pr
December 4, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Inspector General Steven Stebbins says Hegseth's use of the commercially available messaging app to discuss strikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen could have jeopardized the safety of U.S. servicemembers. n.pr/4puSfS4
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So, seems like we’re not all that serious about fighting the war on drugs after all.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
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Former President of Honduras Is Freed From Prison After Trump Pardon
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:50 PM
So, seems like we’re not all that serious about fighting the war on drugs after all.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
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NEW: Livestock graze on millions of acres of Western public lands. Congress dramatically reduced scrutiny of the impacts. As Trump seeks to expand grazing, we look at the consequences.
with @highcountrynews.org
with @highcountrynews.org
A Loophole Allows Ranchers to Renew Grazing Permits With Little Scrutiny of the Environmental Impact
With dwindling oversight, cattle are grazing where they’re not supposed to and in greater numbers or for longer periods than permitted. This can spread invasive plants, pushing out native species and ...
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December 1, 2025 at 1:07 PM
NEW: Livestock graze on millions of acres of Western public lands. Congress dramatically reduced scrutiny of the impacts. As Trump seeks to expand grazing, we look at the consequences.
with @highcountrynews.org
with @highcountrynews.org
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It is true that no one has grasped this scope.
But there are ways to deal with it.
First, track the way that Kristi Noem is converting it to personal grift, like her propaganda campaign.
Next, illustrate how this is a funding shift, from things Americans like to body snatching they hate.
But there are ways to deal with it.
First, track the way that Kristi Noem is converting it to personal grift, like her propaganda campaign.
Next, illustrate how this is a funding shift, from things Americans like to body snatching they hate.
The news has entirely failed to grasp the unprecedented scope of the ICE and DHS budgets. Nothing like it in modern history. A galaxy of public/private surveillance and caging institutions for $100,000,000,000s unleashed on a public that will be forever changed. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
ICE Wants to Go After Dissenters as well as Immigrants
The Trump administration is being open about its plans to violate Americans’ First and Fourth Amendment rights.
www.brennancenter.org
December 1, 2025 at 1:06 PM
It is true that no one has grasped this scope.
But there are ways to deal with it.
First, track the way that Kristi Noem is converting it to personal grift, like her propaganda campaign.
Next, illustrate how this is a funding shift, from things Americans like to body snatching they hate.
But there are ways to deal with it.
First, track the way that Kristi Noem is converting it to personal grift, like her propaganda campaign.
Next, illustrate how this is a funding shift, from things Americans like to body snatching they hate.
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If we want to fight drug trafficking, let's impeach the U.S. president who is pardoning a criminal who “paved a cocaine superhighway to the United States.”
Trump to pardon ex-Honduras leader serving drug trafficking sentence in US
Hernández was convicted in 2024 of accepting millions in bribes to protect cocaine shipments
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:35 PM
If we want to fight drug trafficking, let's impeach the U.S. president who is pardoning a criminal who “paved a cocaine superhighway to the United States.”
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“As the agents moved to exit their vehicles, protesters blocked them, forming a barricade at the mouth of the garage with their bodies and piling mounds of garbage bags beside them. The standoff continued for the better part of an hour as more and more protesters arrived.”
Several Arrested as Protesters Block Federal Agents in Manhattan Garage
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:13 PM
“As the agents moved to exit their vehicles, protesters blocked them, forming a barricade at the mouth of the garage with their bodies and piling mounds of garbage bags beside them. The standoff continued for the better part of an hour as more and more protesters arrived.”
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US manufacturing slows in November as high prices curb demand reut.rs/49yzmbX
US manufacturing slows in November as high prices curb demand
U.S. factory activity slowed to a four-month low in November as higher prices because of tariffs on imports restrained demand, leading to a piling up of unsold goods that could hinder growth in the overall economy.
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November 21, 2025 at 8:45 PM
US manufacturing slows in November as high prices curb demand reut.rs/49yzmbX
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White House defends Trump calling a female reporter 'piggy' reut.rs/49xn6IK
White House defends Trump calling a female reporter 'piggy'
The White House on Thursday defended President Donald Trump after he called a female reporter "piggy" as she questioned him about the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, saying the president's remarks reflected his frankness and transparency.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:20 AM
White House defends Trump calling a female reporter 'piggy' reut.rs/49xn6IK